Holder for staples, &amp;c.



. /NVENTOH JOHN/(BLA KE.

ATTORNEYS PATBNTBD MAR.20 J.A.BLAKE. Y HOLDER PoR STAPLES, sw.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 16 1905 W/TNESSES.

` Be it known that I, JonNA. BL'AKnLaciti-l "zen of the United States, residing at Lafa- 'To all whom it may concern,.-

HOLDER' FOR sT-APLESQ se.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 2o, 1906. Y

Applicationvled November 16, 1905.' Serial No. 287,613..

yette, in the county of Tippecanoe and State of Indiana, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Staples, &c.

' of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in devices for use" in the manufacture of concrete fenceposts, and is in the naturev of a holder for staples and for reinforcing spacers in' applying said staples andy spacers tothe soft concrete in a mold; and the invention consists in cer-l tain novel constructions and combinations ofv parts, as will -be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a bottom plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, of a device embodying my invention. Fig.l 1aL is a crosssection on labout line VlaL la of Fig. 1,'and Fig. 2* is an end view of the holder, and Fig. 2D 1s a similar view showing the holder open. Figs. 3 and 4i showl dierent form of spacing devices,'and Fig. .5 isa detail` view of one of the staples.

In the construction shown the holder isv in the nature of a clamp and comprises two longitudinal sections A and B, extending side by side and hinged together at C at their outer sides, so that they may be opened, as shown in Fig. 2b or be closed, as shown in Figs. 1 1a,

At their meeting faces the sections A and B provide a longitudinal groove D, vextending throughout the length of the sections A and B, andthe section A is shouldered laterally at Al above the groove D to form a stop in inserting the spacers, presently described. I also provide the holder in. its under side with the transverse sockets E, in which are fitted staples F, such as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, in the use of the invention, as presently described. On the section B, I pivot at G the handles G, which may be turned across the joint between the sections A and B, as shown in Fig. 2a, to hold the sections in the position shown in said fig-y ure, or may be turned into alinement with the section when it is desired to open the clamping-holder, as shown' in Fig. 2b of the drawings. I also provide adjacent to the handles G and uponthe section 'A handholds G?, which may be utilized in opening the sections A and B when the handle G is turned to the position shown in Fig.` 2b of the drawings. Thesection Bis provided with depending side and endbars I -I and I,l form gages vto guide the holder in applying the same to a 'mold-box. e

In operation the spacers,rwhich-may be wire, as shown at J in' Fig. 3, or may be :ffnnrrnn "STATES, PATENT? lorrlo'n."

toothed plates, as shown at K in Fig. 4, may

have their toothed edges placed in the groove fl), and the staples may have their 'points F placed in the slots or sockets E, and the sections A and B be clamped together to hold thespacers and staples by turning the hanr dles G to the positions shown in Figs. la and 2a. The devicey may now be taken by the handles and placed over any mold used inthe construction of concrete posts which has been previously fllled with soft concrete and the spacers and staples pressed down firmly until all portions thereof except those held by the clamping-holder will be submerged. Now

' by releasing the handles by turning them to the position shown in Fig. 2b the clamping'- holder may be opened to release the staples and spacers and lifted from the mold, so they will be retained in the concrete post when the l latter hardens. The projecting portions of the spacers serve as guides for spacing any kind of wire fencin and theppoints of the staples projecting om ,the post may be twisted together around the piece of wire placed lengthwise of the post, which will rmly hold the wire fencing in place on the post. By the invention it will be noticed'I provide a holder having a seat within which to retain and rotect a portion of the'articles to be placed 1n the mold and which may be released-to release said articles after the latter have been placed in the soft material of the mold.v The construction is simple, easily operated, and will be found efficient for th purpose for which it is designed.

Having thus described vmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A clamping-holder substantially as herein described comprising two longitudinal sec- IOC IIO

provided above the groove With a shoulder forming a seat for the spacing device, substantially as set forth.

2. A holder for use substantially as described, comprising longitudinal sections jointed together and provided along their meeting edges with a groove forming a seat for a spacing device, and also with sockets for staples, substantially as set forth.

3. A holder comprising longitudinal sections hinged together at one edge and provided along their meeting faces at their opposite edges with a seat for aspacing device, and having above said seat a shoulder for limiting the insertion of said spacing device in the holder, substantially as set forth.

4. A holder comprising longitudinal sections hinged together at one edge and provided along their meeting edges at their opposite face with a groove forming a seat for a spacing device and also provided across said groove With sockets for staples, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination in a holder substantially as described, of the longitudinal sections adapted to clamp devices between them at one edge and hinged together at their other edges and provided with handles pivoted to one of the sections and arranged to be turned across the joint between the same to lock the same in closed position, substantially as set forth.

6. A holder comprising longitudinal sections hinged together and adapted to be opened to receive devices between them and to be closed to clamp said devices, and provided With depending bars forming gages for use in applying the holder to a mold-box, substantially as set forth.

7. A holder consisting of two sections hinged together and provided along their meeting edges in one face with seats for a spacing device and for staples, and means for holding the sections in position to clamp said staples and spacing device, substantially as set forth.

JOHN A. BLAKE. Witnesses:

CHAs. T. STALLARD, CHAs. B. JAMIsoN. 

